Paper-vending machine



1'. A. AND v. A. SZYMANSKI.

PAPER VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC, 29, I919.

1,405,462. Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

5 SHEETS-SHEET I.

IJylilg/ENTOR /WQ ATTORNEY J. A; AND v. A. SZYMANSKI.

PAPER VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED age. 29, 191 9.

1 105,462, Patented Feb. 7, 1922 5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

INV NTOR Y Mw wa Zm'oou/Q. M

av/xww ATTORNEY J.v A. AND V.NA..SZYMANSKII.

PAPER VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 29, 1919..

SHEETS-SHEET 3- Patented Feb.

INVENTOR J. A. AND V. A. SZYMANSKI.

PAPER VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED D50. 29, 1919.

Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

5 $HEETSSHEET 4.

aINyNTOR J. A. AND V. A. SZYMANSKI.

PAPER'VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 29, I919.

Patented Feb. 7, 1&322.

.ZyWla 4% UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

JOHN A. sZYMANs'KI A D VINCENT A. SZYMANSKI, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN; SAIDJOHN A. 'sZYMANsKI ASSIGNOR To SAID vINcENrA.

szYMANsKI.

PAPER-VENDING MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN A. SZYMAN- SKI and VINCENT A. SZYMANSKI,citizens of the Republic of Poland, residing at Detroit, in the countyof Wayne and State of MEM- gan, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Paper-Vending Machlnes,

' of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to paper vending machines and has for its objectacoin-controlled paper vending machine which can be utilized to sellnewspapers. The ma chine is provided with special coin apparatus whichrequires .the use of at least two cents to allow the operating parts tobe put into operation. It is also provided with an arrangement wherebythe machine may be utilized for papers of varying thicknesses. These andother objects will more fully'appear in the specification following.

In the drawings,.

I Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the operating parts of the machine, thecasing being shown in vertical section.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the operating parts at one side, thecasing being shown in vertical section.

Fig. 3 is a detailed view showing the coincontrolled clutch,

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 ing this clutch and adjacent parts.

Fig. 5- is a similar section'showing the 4 showclutch plunger released.I

Fig. 6 is a detailed view of'the coin-controlling apparatus inconnection with the coin slide. The position of this apparatus withrespect to the rest of the machine is shown-in Fig. 2.

-Fig. 7 is a section on the line 77 of Fi 6. r i

Fig. 8 is a View from the left of the cam or clutch-plunger control mshown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is a horizontal section through the paper bin showing especiallythe arrangement of operating levers and slides.

Fig. 10 is a vertical section through the lower portion of the paper binand through character of this and its next above neighbor.

' Specification of Letters ZPatent. 'Paten td Feb. 7 1922 Applicationfiled December 29, 1919. s riai o. 348,202.

The crankshaft 3 has a peculiar formation shownat bestlin Fig. 9. Twooppositely-directed throws, "180 -degrees apart, are at both sides ofthe bin "9. By passing through the sidewall of thebin thecrankshaft issuitably: journaled. To the .forward throws of "the crankshaftshown'inFig. 9 are attached 'theconnecting rods 5. To the rearthrows showninthis figure are connected theconnecting rods 6.; The connecting rods 5are. attached tothe upper slide 7 (see Fig. 11).. his slide is simply aflat strip of metal whichslides in theslot 8 formed in a metalanglestrip 9. The angle strip appears, in Figs. 9 and 2. Similarly the lowerslide 1 0 has the edges .of the sheet that forms the top of theslideprotruding intothe slot 11 (Fig. 10). This slot. 11. is in an anglestrip 12secured, to the bottom of the angle strip 9 (see Fig. 1). 1

Looking'at Fig. 9 it will be seen that the end of the connecting rod 6isconnected with a bar 13. .N ow examining Figs. 10.and 11, one will seethe bar 13 is riveted to the slide 10. Hence these two slides: areconnected to the connecting rods that operate in connection with the twooppositely-directed pairs of throws of thecrankshaft. In Fig. 10 theposition of the slides before the crank is turned is shown. The papersare supported on the bottom of the bin and are prevented from fallingthrough-the orifice 14 at the bottom of the binby. the-slide 10.Supposingthe crank is turned,-; two cents having been placed in the slot7, and the slide 05 having been depressed .to' lift the clutch-plungercontrol a and allow the I clutch-plunger '0' to swing out, this. allowsthe crank to pick up the crankshaft 3. The rotation of the crankisclockwise- This causes the slide 7 shown in Fig. 9 to. advance into thebin and the slide ,lOto withdraw out of the bin. Comparing Figs. 10 and11, it willbe found that supposing a pile of papers to be shown inFig.10, the lowermostpaper wouldrest on thetop of the lower slide 10. Theadvancing in of the upper slide 7 'allows' the pointed inner edge ornoseof this slide (see at 15, Fig- 9) to ram in between the last paperon the pile Thereby the upper slide temporarily supports the pilewhilethe lower slideflO withdraws and "allows the lowermost paper to dropthrough o to be dropped while the dropping takes slide,

'caiises the'control 00 to lift, thereby tipping place, and secondlywhen the parts rearrange themselves in returning to their initialposition, the lower slide goes in under the pile as-the upper slidewithdraws.

In order to insure the complete operationof the slides and the return ofthe clutch parts to their starting position, the counterweightsv withcords 17 running over the sheaves 18, 19, 20 and 21 are connected as at22. and 23 (Fig. 2) with the throws of the crankshaft. This insures theparts complet ing' a cycle of operation although the operator may stopthe turning oi thecrank when his paper has dropped through. Shockabsorbing springs 25 are utilized in the cords to take up any undueshocks. The spring 26 (Fig. 2) is utilized to returnthe slide (Z to itsinitial position. V 7

how this machine is It might be wondered adapted for newspapers whenthey are of varying thicknesses. This is nicely taken care of by havinga presser foot or roll 27 on the end of a presser rod .28 (Figs. .10 andAn examination of Fig. 2 will show that this rod is acted upon by theeccentric .29 on the end of the shaft 80 (see Fig. 10) that runs throughthe top of the bin and is provided with a knurled head 81 by which itmay be turned. This knurled head 31 has a spring finger 32 adapted torun over a segmentjot' teeth 33 (see. Fig. 12). Consequently by turningthis head 31 the presser r0112? may be raised or lowered to press theupper slide more or,less'towards the lower it being obvious that therewill be a certain amount of yield to this upper slide by reason of thesheet metal character of its construction. Of course, the spacing of theguide slots 8 and 11 determines the maximum/spacing oi the slides in theabsence of bowing of the slides at the center.

The coins, after they have been used are .dropped into the run-way 34(Figs. 7 and 1) where theyinay slide down into any convenient box 53,etc. The first cent is dropped down when the slide d is pushed down, thecam-actuating lever n being raised high enough to drop the first cent,but after this is discharged, it drops back slightly and hence thesecond cent will not quite clear it. This second cent isdischargedby-the plunger v riding against the tail 36(Figs. 1 and of theclutch-plunger control cc. This the cam-actuating lever n and allowingthe second coin to be discharged. I

The plunger 4) is returned to its initial newspaper and ing newspapersone at a time, I pair of oppos1te-travell1ng and spaced 1 ,eoaaca camsurface 37 (Fig. 8).

What we claim is:

1. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a bin forstoring papers provided with an inclined bottom having at the bottom adischarge orifice, the said bin and inclined bottomarrangedto supportthe papers so that they lie upon such inclined bottom paralleltherewith, and'means for discharging newspapers one at a time,comprising a pair of slides adapted to be slid in opposite directionspast each other at the orifice. V

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a binprovided with an inclined bottom having an orifice atone side andarranged to support'the papers parallel with the bottom, and means fordischarging newspapers one at a time, comprising an upper and lowerslide space-d the width of a adpated to be reciproo ated in oppositedirections past each other at the said orifice in planes parallel withsaid inclined bottom; p

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination or a binprovided with an inclined bottom having a discharge orifice at thebottom of the inclination, and means for discharging papers one at atime, comprising a pair of oppositely-reciprocated and spaced slidesadapted to pass each other at the orifice, the upper slide having a noseto engage between the lowermost paper and the rest of the pile.

4. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a binprovided with an inclined bottom having a discharge orifice at thebottom of the inclination, a pair of spaced and oppositely-reciprocated'slides guarding said discharge orifice, the upper slide serving toengage between the lowermost paper and the rest of the pile, and meansfor adjusting the spacing of the slides to accommodate papers of varyingthicknesses. v

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a binprovided with a discharge opening at its lowermost tween the lowermostpaper and the rest of the pile, and means for adjusting the spacingoftheslides, comprising a presser foot provided with means for adjusting itspressure against the upper slide. p 6. In a machine of the characterdescribed, the combination of a bin provided with a discharge orifice,means for dischargcomprising a slides, and means for adjusting thespacing of the two slides, comprising a presser'roll,

. up the actuating member and the slides.

8. In a machine of the character described, a newspaper bin providedwith a discharge orifice, a pair of slides operating by oppositeparallel travel to guardthe discharge orifice, an actuator, and a clutchbetween the actuator and the slides.

9. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a bin forstoring papers provided with an inclined bottom and discharge orifice, apair of oppositely traveling slides supported to slide below thedischarge orifice, a crank having a pair of oppositely-directed throws,connections between each throw and one of the slides, an actuatinghandle, and a clutch between the actuating handle and the crankshaft.

10. In a machine of the character described, a bin adapted to store apile of newspapers and provided with an arrangement so that newspapersare discharged through a discharge orifice in the bottom of the bin atappointed times, and a pair of oppositely traveling slides located belowsaid bin and spaced to take the thickness of a newspaper within givenlimits, a crankshaft for actuating said slides through suitableconnections, a pair of weights connecting with the said slides forcausing the slides to complete their travel when actuation is started,an actuating handle, and a clutch between the actuating handle and thecrankshaft.

11. In a machine of the character described, a'bin arranged to storepapers and discharge the same through an orifice in the bottom of thebin, a pair of oppositely travcling slides below said orifice, acrankshaft having suitable connections for reciprocating the slides backand forth, a clutch, an

actuating handle adapted to be connected up at appointed times with thecrankshaft by the clutch, and a pair of weights connected up to theslides by connections including springs for causing the slides tocomplete their movement even if the handle is not 7 turned a completeturn.

12. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a binfor storing papers provided with an inclined bottom having a dischargeorifice at the bottom of the inclination, the said inclined bottomarranged to hold the papers in parallel rela-' tion therewith and thesaid discharge orifice being of sufiicient size to permit the paper toovercome the friction'with the inclined bottom and slide out thedischarge of slides for guarding said discharge orifice and permittingthe lowermost paper to slide out while restraining the next uppermostpaper. I

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

JOHN A. SZYMANSKI. VINCENT A. SZYMANSKI.

orifice when the same is opened, and a pair

